15 Awesome Home Remedies For Dry Skin Problem

Home Remedies For Dry Skin

Home Remedies For Dry Skin : Dry skin is a condition when your skin gets dried up or dehydrated, forming bright and dry patches besides giving it a sense of irritation or itchiness. If left untreated, it may advance to dermatitis. Since it is a very common problem, it is important that you keep yourself updated on how to treat dry skin and the ways to prevent it too. HNBT gives you this time the best remedy for dry skin. But before learning the remedies, it is really crucial for you to first know the factors that have been stimulating this problem.

What Causes Dry Skin?

1. Lack of water content in body

Obviously, this is the topmost reason why this problem really occurs. When your body is not supplied with the sufficient amount of water, one of the most obvious effects will be dehydration of the skin. Meaning, it gets dried up. You should drink at least 8 glasses of water per day (2 Liters) to keep your skin and body well hydrated.

Normally, your skin is driest during the winter due to the drop in the temperature and also humidity. It is also proven that many existing skin conditions worsen in winter. So definitely, weather is another major factor that causes dryness.

3. Exposure to sun
This is one of the common causes. Your skin will surely dry up when is exposed to the sun for a long time. And the damage from the Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause not only dryness, but also adds wrinkles, sunburn and sagging. Repeated exposures may also lead to development of skin cancers.Also read : How To Treat And Prevent Sunburn?

4. Hot baths and shower
Many people mistaken hot baths as one of the ways to treat dry skin. But the truth is a prolonged exposure to especially hot water holds a high risk of washing of the natural oil of the skin that is essential for the protection of the same. And if you sense any tightness after a hot bath, that’s a symptom of dry skin already.

5. Soaps and detergents
They tend to steal away all the natural oil and water from your skin leaving your skin dry. Not only that, using too much of shampoo on your scalp also leaves your scalp dry, which then leads to one of the worst kind of dilemmas, dandruffs. Remember that only the hands, feet, groin, underarms and the neck will need some work of soap on them. The rest of the body parts would do with just rinsing off.

6. Medical conditions.
This is also one of the major causes. Few common illness and diseases like hyperthyroidism, psoriasis, diabetes or dermatitis can lead to this problem too. There are also few other medical conditions, be it minor or critical that triggers it. This however should be consulted with a doctor for reconfirmation. You can also get some good medications from the doctor that helps in treating very dry skin.

How To Treat Dry Skin Problem?

Here are some remedies by HNBT on how to cure dry skin. Try out our remedies to get soft and moist skin within weeks.

Wear vinyl gloves while you wash dishes. They help avoid contact with detergents that not only brings dryness, but also typical roughness and wrinkles.

Sunscreen usage. It is very important to use sunscreen each time you go out on a sunny day. They keep the burns and dryness away.

Always use lotions and creams for your body. If your problem is not related to medical conditions, then by this, definitely it will come to an end. Lotions and cream are essential to keep your skin hydrated and at moist.

Cornstarch bath. Yes, throw a handful of cornstarch into the bath tub and mix them with lukewarm water. It helps a lot in locking the existing moisture.

Oatmeals. They are the perfect remedy for any type of skin problems, especially dry skin of course. All you got to do is just add a cup of oatmeals into your bathwater and soak in for at least 15 minutes.

Honey. You can use honey as a body mask. Rub some honey all over your body. Then rinse of with lukewarm water after 15-20 minutes.

Homemade Moisturizers For Dry Skin

Crush about three pieces of papaya (sliced papaya) with 1/3 of cucumber. Add in two tablespoons of honey and mix these ingredients well. Later apply this as a mask and leave it on until it dries up. Make sure to rinse with lukewarm water afterwards. This will soften, moisturize and hydrate your skin.

This is one of the easiest homemade moisturizers for dry skin. All you got to do is mix three tablespoons of cornstarch with water until a thick paste is formed. Later add in your preferred amount of honey to make the paste sticky and lighter. Mix well and apply on dry areas. Leave it on for at least 30 minutes. You can do this before you take a bath.

Mix three parts of yogurt with half tablespoon of turmeric powder. The purpose of adding turmeric powder is to help remove the dead skin cells. Use this paste as a face scrub and rinse right away after scrubbing it for 3 minutes. Later apply some honey and leave it on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.

These are three best homemade moisturizers to help hydrate your skin. Try out these remedies and give us feedback on how it has worked. If dry skin persists, see a doctor as it can be related to medical conditions. If there are any other remedies for dry skin that you know, do share them with us here in HNBT.

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Keerthana is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Healthnbodytips.com. With over five years of blogging experience in the niche of health and beauty, she is a true believer of traditional and natural remedies and practices. She is also equipped with some of her native Malaysian remedies that have been passed down from generation to generation. You can find her on Google+ @Keerthana Nair.

2 comments

few straightforward steps to help combat skin dryness:
1- applying a moisturizer throughout the day will facilitate prevent your skin from losing moisture.
2-Long and hot showers will expend the skin’s moisture, thus cutting the length, frequency and temperature of your showers will absolutly help.
3-Water,Staying hydrated can help skin retain necessary moisture.
Thanks for the post

Drinking good amount of water can certainly help combat dry skin, But the fact is that dry skin is a condition which many people suffer from and only water cant help, You will need to do much more than that. Exfoliation is also necessary, people suffering from dry skin often skip this important step as they think it will make skin more drier. But in fact it is very important to use a good Exfoliator which is especially for dry skin and then using the right moisturizer to provide skin a good care which it needs.